Jaw pain and swelling after filling

[Lily1503]

Hi,
I had a broken tooth (molar) which was filled on Thursday, I had no pain during the few days I was waiting on an appointment and it was fine until Sunday when my jaw became painful to move. There was also xrays taken at that appointment and there were no further issues.

Today, the inside of my mouth on that side is swollen and I can barely open my mouth, the pain is also worse but there is no tooth pain or sensitivity.
I went to my gp who said it's likely an infection from the tooth and gave me a 5 day course of antibiotics. I have an appointment to see my dentist again but until then I was wondering what Is the likely cause and will I need a root canal?

[ocdentalimplants4u]

Your doctor is right it might be due to infection. So it's better to take antibiotics prescribed by your doctor. Even though if you still having pain then you can use jaw strengthening exercises or jaw stretching exercises to get relief from jaw pain.

[purple1234567]

I agree with your doc, sounds like an infection- so take those antibiotics.  It's possible you may need more dental work to address the cavity because of the infection (or to assist with getting the infection cleared up)- but the dentist will be the only one to be able to tell you just how much and if it will be needed, since that is very much so a case by case basis.  Feel better soon!

[Lily1503]

Thank you very much for the reply. There was no decay as the tooth was broken by accident, is it strange that the tooth has no pain or sensitivity?